Toy handcuff



May 19,1931. T. J. HOGLUND 1,305,163

TOY HANDGUFF Filed NOV. 19, 1928 Patented May 19, 1931 UNITED STATESPATENT oFF THEODORE JOHN HOG-LUND, OF GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS roYHANDCUFF Application filed November 19, 1928. Serial No. 320,363.

This invention relates to toy hand cuffs that can be automaticallylocked about the wrist of a child and can be unlocked by the same childin an obvious manner; and is intended as an improvement on the hand cuffdisclosed in my co-pendingapplication Serial No. 159,598, filed January7 1927.

One of the objects of the present inven tion is the provision of a handcufi which has an unlocking or release member for its cooperating partsthat can be manipulated to unlock the hand cufi easier than theunlocking member of the hand cufl of my above application.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hand cufi havingan unlocking member which is located at the side of the hand cufi'rather than at the top. 7

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hand out]? havinga locking memher that can be operated by a suitable key to unlockthehand out]? there being also an un locking member that is integralwith the hand cufi? that will unlock the hand cufl independently of thekey. I

A further object of the invention is gener-' ally to simplify theconstruction and improve the operation of a toy hand cufl".

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a pair of toy hand cufl's embodying theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of one of the hand cuffs, one of the beingremoved. I

F 3 is a sectional view alongline 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section along line 4-4: of Fig. 2

Fig. -5 is a sectional detail taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 2 andillustrating the position of the unlocking member in theunlockedcondition of the hand cuff;

Fig. 6 is a perspective member of the hand cufl.

Fig. 7 is a perspective unlocking the hand cufl'. I

Fig. 8 is a detailed View similar to Fig. 2 and illustrating the mannerin which the key serves to unlock the hand cuff.

' Fig. 9 is a View similar to Fig. 2 but showview of the locking view ofa key for ing an inherently resilient form of locking;

member.

two casing or housing plates F 10 is a plan detail of the casingillustrating the manner in which the resilient locking member is securedto the casing.

The toy hand cuff here shown comprises a housing is pivotally connectedwith the the shackle and the casing arcuate configuration and,

or casing 10 and a shackle 12 which casing. Both are of generally whenthe hand cufl is closed, defines a wrist-enclosure which is shaped toconform with the respectively; pressed steel wrist. The casing comprisestwo casing members lt andld which members are formed of and arecomplemental in shape;

that is, they are rights and lofts and are'otherwise identical. Eachcasing member cornprisesa flat side nal upstanding as will behereinafter noted.

plate 18 which has a margilip or flange 20 that entirely circumscribesthe edge of the plate except The two casing members are assembled withthe flanges juxtaposed as Figs. 3 and 4:; and-the space or between theside the free end of the shackle illustrated in compartment plates andflanges of the casmg members is adapted to be occupied by and by thelocking and releasing mechanism of the hand wit. The s1 de plates of thecasing are formed wlth aligned apertures which are punched in the plateand through which a rivet 22 is passed to secure the casing membersrigidly and permamently together at the enlarged portion thereof. Thereduced ends of the casing members opposite the enlargements are formedwith opposed cars from the side flanges 20.

24 that are free The hub 26 of the shackle is located between said earsand a rivet 28 is fixed in aligned apertures in said ears whereby tosecure the casing members rigidly and permanently together thereat. Saidrivet is passed loosely through an aperture in the shackle hub and pivotfor the shackle; has its arms pivoted on constitutes a A U-shaped strap30 said rivet 26 between said earson opposite sides of the shackle hubfor the purpose of providing a tion between the pair of hand cufl's.

loose connec- The straps 30 of the pair of hand cufl's are connectedloosely together by the S-member 32.

The flanges 20 of the casing formed with opposednotches 34:

members are therein at the enlarged portion of the casing whereby toprovide an opening or entrance to the interior of the casing. Theflanges are otherwise free from similar notches. The free end of theshackle is adapted to pass through the opposed notches 8% into theinterior of the cas ing to be engaged by the locking mechanism locatedtherein. The opposite sides of the shackles are providedwith flattenedsections 38 formed by pressing the shackle between dies whereby to sizeshackle to a uniform thickness that closely conforms with the width ofthe interior'ofthe casing. The end of the shackle is adapted to abutagainst the flanges 201m the outer periphery of the casing whereby tolimit the eX- treme closed position of the hand cull. The free end ofthe shackle is provided'with aseries of teeth 40'on its outer face,which teeth are adapted to be engaged by the locking mechanism for thepurpose of releasably hold ing'the shackle locked to the casing. Theforward end faces 42 of the teeth are undercut somewhat for the purposeof more effectively maintaining alocking engagement between the shackleand the casing. s i

The locking member i forthe shackle'in the construction illustrated inFigs, 2 through 6 comprises essentially a flat stiff metalfstrip orplate that has adownwardly refleXed or hooked forward end 46 that canreleasably engage anyone of the teeth 40 of the shackle. The widthof'the strip 44 is slightly less than the'interior width of the casingcompartment in which it is received. The locking member at the endopposite the hook 46 is provided with pairs of longitudinally-spacedintegral laterally-outstanding projections 48 which are received loosely'in pairs of opposed and aligned openings 50 in the side plates of thecasmgmembers, thereby plvotally connecting the locking member with thecasing. A U- shaped spring 52 is located above the locking member andone arm thereof bears against the locking member and the other armthereof bears against the flanges of the casing. The locking member isthus maintained yieldingly in locking engagement with the shackle.

The shape of'the casing and the U-spring is sufficient to maintain theU-spring in the position illustrated in Fig. 2 withoutthe ,pro-

vision of especial securing means.

The releasing member for the lockmg member comprises a pin 54L which islocated under the locking member and over the hooked end of the shackle.The pin .is extended loosely through an opening 56in one ofthe sideplates of the casing and through an elongated slot 58 in the other sideplate of the casing, the direction of elongation of said slot beingalong the line of release'movement of the, locking member, Said pin 54is pro-' vided with an upset outer end or flange 60 which overlies one sde plate and an enlarged head or finger piece 62 at the other end whichthe free end of Sthe this unlocking movement.

overlies the other side plate, whereby the pin is permanently securedloosely in the casing. By pushing on the head 62 of the pin in adirection to move it along the length of the slot 58, the pin is causedto tilt about its other end as shown in Fig. 5 and to engage the lockingmember 44 and raise it from engagement with the shackle, whereby torelease the shackle, the locking member pivoting about the extensions 48thereof during When the pin is released, the spring 52returns thelocking member to its locking position. By having the locking memberoperated from the side of the casing rather than at the end as in myabove-named application, it is found that the hand cuffs can beunlockedby the child wearing them more readily than is the case with theconstruction shown in my above identified application. Theconstruction'also ischeaper in that the locking member 4A: is muchsimpler to. make than the corresponding locking member of my aboveidentified application; and the hand cuff also is considered to beneater in appearance,

In orderto simulatefmore closely the "appearanceand manner of use of theregular. hand cuffs, the toy hand cuffs embodying the present inventionare provided withmeans by which they can be unlocked with a key. To'thisend one of the side plates of the casingmembers is provided with a keyhole therein consisting of a circular opening 64 and a slot 66 whichopens into said opening,

the keyhole being located immediately under the locking member 44 overthe shackle and in front of the unlocking or releasing'pin 54. A key 68as illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 is provided to unlock the hand cuffs.The key has a slot 70 therein which is adapted torreceive. the sideplate of the casing and has a ward 72 that has alength approximatelyequal to the widthof the casing-compartment-and lies approximatelyparallel to and under the lockingmember let whenthe key is inserted inthe key"hole, hen the key is rotated the ward engages and raises theunlocking member out of engagement with the teeth of the shackle therebypermitting the hand cuff to be opened. ever, the shackle can be unlockedindependontly of the key by manipulating the release pin 54. i

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 9

and 10, the lockingmember 44a comprises f;

Obviously, howing member located within said casing on the outside ofsaid shackle opposite the wrist-enclosure of the hand-cuff arrangedreleasably to engage the "teeth of said shackle, and an unlocking memberloosely extended through a flat side wall of said casing movable toraise said locking member from looking engagement with said shackle.

'2, A toy hand cud comprising an arcuate casing having an opening in oneend and opposed flat side walls, a cooperating arcuate shackle pivotedto said casing at the end opposite said opening and having a toothed endadapted to pass through said opening into said casing, a hooked'lockingmember located entirely within said casing on the outside of saidshackle opposite the wrist-enclosureof the hand-cufi' arrangedreleasably to engage the teeth of said shackle, andan unlofckingmemberthat is separate from said locking member loosely extended througha flatside wall of said casing and having means cooperating with saidlocking'member within said casing for moving it from lockingengagementwi'th said shackle.

3. A toy hand'cuff comprising a casing having an opening in one end andopposed flat side walls, a shackle pivoted to said'casing at the endopposite said opening and having a toothed end adapted to pass throughsaid opening into said casing, a hooked lock-L ing member located withinsaid casing above the toothed end of said shackle arranged releasably toengage the teeth of said shackle, and an unlocking member located in thespace between said locking member and said shackle extended looselythrough a fiat side wall of said casing adapted to be raised to engagesaid locking member and move it away from the teeth of said shackle. V

4. A toy hand cuif comprising a casing having an openlng in one end andopposed fiat sidewalls, a shackle pivoted. to said 'cas-' ing at the.end opposite said opening and having a toothed end adapted to passthrough said opening into said casing, a hooked locking member locatedwithin said casing above'said shackle arranged releas ably to engage theteeth of said shackle, and avpin extended through said casing in thespace between said locking member and said shackle and carried looselyby the fiat side walls of said casing havinga projection ex ternalorfsaid a casing and overlying'one ofsaidsidewalls by which said; unlockingpin canbe, raised-into. engagement :with said lockingmeinber" and unlockthe shackle Y 5. A toy hand cuff comprising-a casing having an openingin one endand opposed flat side walls, a shackle pivoted to said cas-'ing at the end opposite said opening and having a toothed end adaptedto: pass through said'opening into said casing, a locking member locatedwithin said casing and having one" end thereof connected to thecasing'and having a hook. at its .freeend arranged releasably to engagevthe teeth-of theshackle, and an unlocking member loosely extendedthrough a fiat wall of the casing having means cooperating with the freeend of saidilocki ng member within said casing for moving the hookthereof from lock ing'engagement with the shackle.

6. A toy hand cuff comprisinga casing having an opening in one end andopposed flat side walls,a shackle pivotedto said casing at the endopposite said opening and having a toothed nd adapted to pass throughsaid opening into Isaid casing, a" hooked locking member-located within;said. casing arranged vreleasably'to engage the teethof said shackle,and an unlocking member extended through said casing having one endthereof loosely pivoted in onev of said sideplates and having its othervends thereof located in a'slotin said other side plate and having anexternally-located finger piece at v the slotted-end of'said casing bywhich said pin can be raised into engagement withsaid locking member tounlock the shackle.

7. A toy hand cufi comprising a' casing havingsan opening inone endand-opposed flat sidewalls, a shackle pivoted tosaidzcasing'atitheendopposite said opening and having a toothed end adapted to passthrough said opening into said casing,a=locking member located withinsaid casing having at one end having an entrance, a shackle pivoted tosaid casing and having a toothed' endr which is movable into; and out ofsaid-entrance, a

locking member for said shackle comprising a fiatinherently resilientplate located within said casingfhaving one end fixed thereto and theotherend providedwith ahook that ,is

pairs of laterally extended projections which are receivedin openings insaid side adapted to engage the-teeth of said shackle, and a lockingmember having a projection that is external of said casing arranged toflex said locking member andirelease the hook thereof from'engagementwith the teeth of said shackle. i j

9.-A'toy hand cuii comprising a casing having an entrance, a shacklepivoted to said eff casing having a toothed end that is'movable into andout of said entrance, a-locking member *for said shackle comprising aninherently resilient plate fixed at one end in said casing andhavingits'other-end freeto flex and having a hook at said free end that isadapted toengage the teeth of said'shackle,

comprising a'substantiallyflat spring plate havingopposed outstandingprojections of non-circular cross-section at one end received.- incorresponding opposed non-circular openings in said side walls wherebyto fix that end of said plate rigidly with said cas- 7 ing, thefree endof said plate beingadapted to flex toward and away from said shackle andhaving "a hook at the free'end that is adapted to engagethe teeth ofsaid shackle, and a release'memberfor said locking member having aprojection that is externalof said casing and having an. extension thatis within s'aid'casing and is located in position tofiexsaid lockingmemberout of locking 3 engagement with said shackle;

' 11. A toy hand 'cufl comprising a casing having an opening in oneendand opposed flatside walls, a shackle pivoted to said casat the endopposite said openingand having a toothed end adapted to pass throughsaid op'eninginto said casing, a'lock ing 'member located within saidcasing comprising an inherently resilient flat plate located above saidshackle having opposed pairs of spaced projections which'are fixed incorresponding pairs of ali ned and spaced holes in said opposed sidep'lates'whereby 'to anchor one end of said plate to said casing,

the other end of said plate'being free to flex and havingaho'ok at itsfreeend which is adaptedreleasably to engage the teeth of saidshackle-and a release member located in the space "between said plateand said shackle and having its'endsmovably carriedby said plateendhaving a rojection that is exter nal of said casing by which saidmember'can be raisedto flex saidlocking plate out of locking engagementwith the teeth of said shackle.

12. A toy hand-cufl comprising a'casing having an entrance, a shacklepivoted to'said casing having a toothed end that is movable into and outof said entrance, locking and releasing mechanism for said shackleinclud-' ing a member located within said casing hav ing a hook which ismovable into and out of locking engagement with the teeth of saidshackle,a projection external of said casing for moving said lockingmember'out of engagement with saidshackle, said casing having'a key holewhich is located'beside said locking member and is adapted to receive akeythe ward of which can engage andraise said locking member away fromengagement with the teeth of said shackle.

13. A toy hand cufi" comprising a casing,

a shackle pivoted to the casing having a toothed end which is movableinto and out of said casing, locking mechanism engageable with the teethof said casing'in'cludiiig means that is permanently connected with saidcasing and has a part that i-s'external thereof for unlocking saidlocking mechanism and releasing said shackleand means which'is removablefrom cooperative relation with said-casing for also operating saidlocking means and releasing the shackle. I

14. A toy hand cuff comprising'two hing edly connected cooperatingmembers, locking mechanism carriedibyi one of said members to lock theother member releasably thereto, said locking mechanism having a. memberthat is permanently connected with the easingfor unlocking said membersand also having provision for being unlockedindependently of saidmember. i

'15. A toy hand cuff comprising two hingedly' connected cooperatingmembers, lock ing mechanism carried by one of said members to lock theother. member'releasably thereto, said locking mechanism having a memberthat is permanently connected with the casing for unlocking saidmembers, and a key adapted to be passed through an opening in saidcasing and engage said locking mechanism for unlocking said hand cuiiindependently of said unlocking member.

16. A toy hand'cufi comprising a casing, a shackle pivotallyiconnectedwith said casing and having a toothed end which is movable into and outof said casing, a locking member for said shackle located within saidcasing having one end connectedwith said casing and the other endprovided with a hook which is adapted to engage the teeth of saidshackle, said locking member being maintained normally in lookingengagement with said shackle, and an unlocking member tor said lockingmember comprising a pin which is extended through "said casing one hasintegral oppositely-outstanding to raise said hook from end thereofloosely pivoted in said casing and its other end operable in a slot insaid casing and having an external projection that overlies said slotand is adapted to be manipulated to tilt said pin about its pivoted endand raise it into engagement with said locking member, whereby torelease said shackle.

17 A toy hand cuff comprising a casing, a shackle pivoted thereto andhaving teeth on its outer face, said casing and shackle cooperating todefine a wrist-enclosure, said casing having a shackle-passage therein,a shackle-locking member located within the outer portion of said casingadjacent said passage but entirely outside the line of movement of saidshackle therein and having a hook which is engageable with the teeth ofsaid shackle, and an unlocking member which projects laterally throughsaid casing in the direction of the axis of the wrist-enclosure near thehook of said locking member and is movable to be raised to move saidhook away from locking engagement with the teeth of said shackle.

18. A toy hand cufi comprising a casing having an opening in one end andopposed fiat side walls, a shackle pivoted to said casing at the endopposite said opening and having a toothed end adapted to pass throughsaid opening into said casing, said shackle and casing cooperating todefine a wrist-enclosure, a locking member for said shackle locatedwithin said casing comprising a plate which projections at one end whichare pivotally received in aligned openings in the opposed fiat sidewalls of said casing, said plate having a hook at the other end whichreleasably engages the teeth of said shackle, and a releasing memberwhich extends through an opening on one of the side walls of said casingin the direction of the axis of said wrist-enclosure near the hook ofsaid plate and is movable holding engagement with the teeth of saidshackle.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

THEODORE JOHN HOGLUND.

